Researchers Say Kentucky's Battle of Perryville took Place at a Key Time in the Civil War

Military Historian Jack Thacker and Civil War Historian Glenn LaFantasie

Clinton Lewis WKU University Relations

A significant Civil War battle took place in Kentucky on October 8th, 1862. The Battle of Perryville claimed the lives of about 7600 soldiers, and some historians now say the battle was more important than some researchers thought in the past. Dr. Glenn LaFantasie of the WKU Institute for Civil War Studies and WKU Military Historian Dr. Jack Thacker say Confederate forces moved into the state, hoping to get Kentuckians to join their cause.